Origine road bikes in the media

Read about Acheteur Cycliste magazine's test of our Graxx gravel. A no-holds barred test for our carbon gravel bike. "From their first appearance on the bike market in 2012/13, Origine have hardly made a mistake. The proof that they build bikes with common sense." R. Jamin Read the full article here.

Read the article about the Axxome II RS that was voted bike of the year by Top Vélo magazine. A comprehensive article that tells the history of the bike from design to Top Vélo's 2020 bike Awards. "On the one hand the perfect blend of performance, weight, customisation options and price that fully satisfied our jury, and on the other a community of followers similarly satisfied by the

Read about Le Cycle magazine's test of the Axxome II RS, an article that highlights the bike's performance and comfort. Available now at your local newsagents.

Discover what Bike Cafe had to say about our Trail gravel, highlighting the bike's responsiveness and versatility. "First impression, the Trail's response is immediate. Every drive of the pedals is immediately transferred to the back wheel. Extremely responsive and easy to steer. There's no loss of speed in corners, kick and you'll feel the response immediately, there's no loss of momentum

Bike Cafe visited our factory in December. You can read their very comprehensive article about their visit by clicking on the link here.

Read Patrice Halgand's review of our Graxx gravel bike in the latest edition of Velo Magazine that highlights the bike's versatility. "Responsive, fast, precise and very comfortable, Origine's Graxx will charm you by its versatility." Available now at your newsagents.

Why not read Magazine 200's review of our Graxx gravel bike? The article highlights our online configurator that allows you to build a bike to your specifications. "If I was obliged to own only one bike, the Graxx would be on the shortlist." Click here to download the whole article.

Velo Tout Terrain magazine has recently published a review of all the MTB's tested in 2019. Once again, the Origine Theoreme GTR distinguishes itself by finishing first equal with a test score of 17.2 out of 20. The complete article can be found in the most recent issue of Velo Tout Terrain magazine or by clicking here on the following link.

You can read Vojo magazine’s review of our Théorème GT bike. Olivier Béart put our 29” XC bike through its paces by testing it during 3 months on all terrain types. “Despite the bike tested being more set up for fun than pure performance …, the power it puts down when accelerating is nothing short of a WOW factor enabling it to easily keep pace with the best XC bikes on the market.

Origine's Rémi talks to Maximilien Duprey of ClubVTT.com about our new full-suspension MTB, the Naja.

The Bike café team already tested our Graxx last year when they highlighted the main features of the bike. This time, Gabriel Refait, alias @dynamocyclerepairs on Instagram, tried it in two very different situations, firstly by racing it in the Mavic Gravel Roc, and secondly as a bikepacking workhorse in the immediate surrounds of the Mont Ventoux. His article highlights the versatility of this

Cédric and Mathias from Normandy Cycling used their visit to our factory to award Romain his prize as winner of their 30,000 followers competition, which they ran last summer. Romain won an Origine Axxome II 350 frameset that he completed with a Shimano Ultegra groupset and a pair of Campagnolo Zonda rims, perfect for ultradistance cycling. Watch here how the event happened.

Take a look at Normandy Cycling Team's recent video of our Axxome II 350 bike. They tested the bike for a whole year, a whole year to understand the bike's behaviour and capability, to push it to its limits in all situations to come up with an unequivocal and comprehensive verdict. Mathias at Normandy Cycling Team sums up the test far better than we could have,

Once again, the Trail, our alloy gravel bike is making a name for itself, read the comprehensive article in Vélo de Route Magazine that includes the technical features of our new gravel. "Building on the success of its Graxx, Origine's top-end carbon gravel frame, the French brand now offers a more accessible and adventure-oriented bike: the Trail. A name that smells like trails and off-road

A throng of journalists attended the unveiling of our all-new gravel bike, the Trail, at the Roc d'Azur show. Among them was a team from Bike Café who heaped praise on our latest offering during their coverage of the event. "It was on Origine's stand at the Roc d’Azur that we discovered their latest alloy gravel bike, the Trail that has been designed for use in all types of terrain and

We invited Team Normandy Cycling to our most recent open day. They made use of their visit to take an extended tour of our assembly plant, find the highlights of their visit here.

Matos Vélo reviewed our new adventure bike, the Trail at the recent Roc d'Azur show. This is what their journalist G. Robert had to say: "The French brand has come on in leaps and bounds since its early days and used the Roc d'Azur as the setting to launch its latest model, an affordable alloy gravel bike, called the Trail." You can read the full test report by clicking on the link below.

The results of Top Velo magazine’s test of our new Trail alloy gravel bike. An article that highlights the performance of our alloy gravel bike frame. "The Trail is a total success. Well and clearly designed, a great-looking bike that rides well, it combines all the features that you expect from a good gravel bike." A. Lombardo - Top Vélo The article can be found on

Read Optimum Vélo's test report of our Axxome GTR. A test that put the accent on the bike's performance and potential. "Staggering response and breathtaking acceleration" Grab a copy at your usual newsagent

Origine is proud to announce that its Théorème GTR is the winner of a test comparing several French brand cross-country bikes in the latest issue of Vélo Vert magazine. "The Théorème is the top of the class. Gifted in all areas and attractive too. From the very first pedal rotations you sense the Théorème's excellent qualities of vitality and comfort."